Eurasian Soil PartnershipAdvances 2014-2015

Subregional Eurasian Soil Partnership

•The subregional Eurasian Soil Partnership was launched 20 of November 2013 in Moscow•The inaugural conference was attended by the representatives of Ministries, other governmental bodies, research institutes, universities and NGOs of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

•Among Russian participants there were representatives of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Dokuchaev Soil Institute, academic institutes and universities of Nizhni Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk, and Ulan-Ude•Other participants include the head of the GSP Secretariat Ronald Vargas, the ITPS Chair Luca Montanarella, the representatives of the World Bank, FAO, ICARDA, IFPRI and other international organizations.

The Plenary Session of the Eurasian Soil Partnership

• The EASP Plenary Session was held during the International Conference on Arid Land Studies (ICAL2) in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) 9-13 of September 2014

Terms of Reference

•Terms of Reference for the subregional partnership have been developed basing on the ToRs of the GSP

Leadership

•The President of the EASP for the period 2015-2016 will be Prof. Hukmatullo Ahmadov (Tajikistan), and Vice-Chair – Dr. Gulchekhra Khasankhanova (Uzbekistan)

Development of the web site of EASP

Plenary Meeting of “focal points” in Izmir, Turkey

•Implementation Plan of the Eurasian Soil Partnership was approved at the Plenary Meeting of “focal points” of the member countries in Izmir, Turkey, 16-17 of June 2015•The IP includes the activities for the period 2015-2019 based on the approved Plans of Actions of the 5 Pillars of Global Soil Partnership•The results of the meeting were expressed and signed in the “Izmir Communique”

E-consultations on the Plan of Action for the Eurasian Soil Partnership

http://edu.ecfs.msu.ru/mod/forum/view.php?id=1737

E-consultations on Economics of Land Degradation

E-consultations on the barriers to implementation of Sustanable Soil Management practices

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